Volunteer FAQs

Each family is required to complete 10 hours of service for the Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Academy Parents Club during the 2023-24 school year. You may choose one FULL-TIME position (10 hours equivalent) or two PART-TIME positions (5 hours equivalent) to fulfill your yearly commitment.  Open COORDINATOR positions (indicated as such in the signups) are also available and will automatically fulfill your commitment.

We switched to this way of organizing hours a few years ago. Many (but not all) positions are marked as FULL-TIME (10 hour equivalent) and PART-TIME (5 hour equivalent). You may choose one FULL-TIME position (10 hours equivalent) or two PART-TIME positions (5 hours equivalent) to fulfill your yearly commitment. Open COORDINATOR positions (indicated as such in the signups) are also available and will automatically fulfill your commitment.  There are certain volunteer jobs (mainly within hospitality) that are listed by their hours and not called out as Part Time and Full Time.  If you choose these types of positions, simply choose enough volunteer positions to meet your 10 hours.

Yes, a grandparent or adult family member can work your volunteer hours. Please make sure the job is suitable for him or her. You can simply sign up under your name on the Sign-Up form and either make a note in the comment box, assign their name to the task, or let the coordinator of the event know.

We prefer your time and talent, but if you choose not to volunteer, please select "Opt-Out" on the Sign-Up form. This will serve as your acknowledgement of the Parents Club policy and you will be billed at a rate of $70/hour x 10 hours for a total of $700.

We understand that things come up. If you cannot fulfill your commitment AND you cannot find your own replacement, please email volunteer@ndpma.org in advance of your event and the Parents Club Volunteer Coordinator will try to assist in any way possible.  You will not be billed for these types of cancellations, but, you are still responsible for making up the hours you missed by signing up for another volunteer opportunity

Note: All last-minute dropouts (within 2 days of assigned event) will be considered a no-show and will be billed at a rate of $100/hour. This is to prevent last minute dropouts which leave committees and events short-handed.

Unfortunately this happens from time-to-time and leaves the committee short-handed. Please send the Parents Club Volunteer Coordinator an email at volunteer@ndpma.org and she will notify the family that they will be billed the no-show rate of $100/hour.

That was kind of you for helping out your friend and the school by putting in more volunteer hours. You still have to work your events that you signed up for during volunteer registration.

Many parents choose to sign up for more than 10 hours of volunteer work and we appreciate their generosity.   Please keep in mind that you are responsible for what you sign up for (even beyond the required 10 hours).   If you choose to sign up for more than 10 hours of work, the events you signed up for depend on you to fulfill those hours.  If you do not work the hours/events you signed up for, you will be billed according to the Parent Club Volunteer Policy.

We understand that things come up. All changes to your volunteer assignments must be approved by the Parents Club Volunteer Coordinator AFTER June 15, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. This is to prevent last minute dropouts which leave committees and events short-handed. If you cannot fulfill your commitment AND you cannot find your own replacement, please email volunteer@ndpma.org in advance of your event. All last-minute dropouts (within 2 days of assigned event) will be considered a no-show and will be billed at a rate of $100/hour.

Please send an email to the Parents Club Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@ndpma.org and she will work with you to get the information.

Please send an email to the Parents Club Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@ndpma.org. We want to make sure you receive credit for your service hours.

Yes! We do this because we value your time and it is only fair that you receive proper credit for your volunteer work.

Parents wishing to opt-out of service hours will be billed at a rate of $70/hour x 10 hours for a total of $700.

Parents failing to register for service hours by June 15, 2023, will be billed at a rate of $85 per hour.

That's fantastic!  Simply sign up for the extra hours via SignUp Genius.   Please note though – you are responsible for all hours you sign up for. Billing policies apply even after you meet your 10 hours.  This is because the events and coordinators depend on the volunteers who sign up.

As soon as the school notifies the Parents Club of a date we put it on the Sign-Up or let the specific committee members know.   Please note that if you see a date of January 1, 2024 for an event it is a placeholder until the school provides the actual date.  There are never any volunteer events scheduled for January 1^st. 

Yes, each family is required to complete an equivalent of 10 hours of service for the Notre Dame Parents Club during the 2023-2024 school year.  Booster Club hours satisfy your sports obligation (not Parents Club)

You can find it under the Parent Club area, click here

Feel free to contact Kim Wisniewski - Notre Dame Parents Club Volunteer Coordinators, at volunteer@ndpma.org.